Obaida accused changes plea in Dubai court

DUBAI // The man accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old boy has denied being at the scene of the crime the night the child was sexually assaulted and strangled. The 48-year-old Jordanian, who is facing the death penalty, told Dubai Criminal Court he was not in Al Mamzar – and security camera footage would […]

DUBAI // The man accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old boy has denied being at the scene of the crime the night the child was sexually assaulted and strangled.

The 48-year-old Jordanian, who is facing the death penalty, told Dubai Criminal Court he was not in Al Mamzar – and security camera footage would prove it.

In an earlier hearing, he had admitted the rape and murder of Obaida Al Aqrabawi, from Jordan, but denied kidnapping the boy.